"We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration." The inspiring statement means that if we want to start something, we should take action instead of waiting for inspiration to start it. It is obvious that action is more important than inspiration.
Action will enable us to achieve our objectives more smoothly and realize our dreams more rapidly. The more action we take, the more likely we are to get inspiration. More importantly, inspiration we get in practice will equip us with better ideas to take active action and get things well done. In this way, we accumulate experience, master skills and get close to our destination. If we just wait for inspiration to start a thing instead of taking action, we may lose an opportunity or waste time.
Inspiration is not a decisive factor for success. Just as Edison's famous remark goes, "Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." Therefore, success lies in perspiration from the action you take instead of inspiration you wait for.
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“我们应该学会不要等有了灵感才开始做事。行动总会产生灵感。”这句富有启迪性的话意思是说，如果想要开始做一件事情，我们应该采取行动，而不是等有了灵感才去做这件事。显然，行动比灵感更重要。 行动让我们能够更顺畅地达成目标，更快地实现梦想。我们采取的行动越多，就越有可能获得灵感。更重要的是，实践中得到的灵感会让我们得到更好的想法，从而采取积极的行动把事情做好。这样，我们积累了经验，掌握了技巧，离我们的目标也近了。如果我们坐等灵感而不采取行动，我们可能就会失去机遇或浪费时间。
灵感不是成功的决定性因素。正如爱迪生的名言所说：“天才就是l％的灵感加上99％的汗水。”因此，成功在于你行动中付出的汗水，而不是你等待获得的灵感。